T. Boone Pickens quotes

There's no question that tar sands in Canada are probably the largest source of oil available to the U.S. over a long period of time. There's as much oil in the tar sands probably as there is in Saudi Arabia. The problem is, there's a huge capital requirement to develop that. (T. Boone Pickens)
I think I have more patience now than I did in the past. View quote
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It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground. View quote
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The cheapest natural gas in the world is in the United States. View quote
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Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource. View quote
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If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team. View quote
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Fundamentals make the market. View quote
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I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. View quote
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I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises. View quote
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I never did anything dishonest. View quote
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa. (T. Boone Pickens)
On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12. View quote
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Try everything. Do everything. Nuclear. Biomass. Coal. Solar. You name it. I support them all. View quote
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level. View quote
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In the history of America, we've never had an energy plan. We don't even realize the resources we have available to us. View quote
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Never Googled myself. I use a computer for market quotes and news, but I've never Googled myself. But I have visited their headquarters. View quote
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I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat. View quote
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You give the money where you want it. View quote
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If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available. View quote
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There is no free market for oil. View quote
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I don't need any more money. (T. Boone Pickens)
To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email. View quote
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I don't believe in a price on carbon, because the government is going to control it and they're going to fail. View quote
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I fracked over 3,000 wells in my life and never had a problem with an aquifer. View quote
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I don't like stock buybacks. I think if a company has the money to buy their stock back, then they should take that and increase the dividends. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from the dividends. View quote
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T. Boone Pickens

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: May 22, 1928
Died: September 11, 2019
Quotes count: 37